Human Sweatshops Outline

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INTRODUCTION

ATTENTION GETTER: Somewhere, someone in this room is more than likely wearing a piece of clothing or accessory that has been produced in a human sweatshop. A Sweatshop is an unfit working environment considered to be too dangerous and difficult to work in. Their widespread outbreak happened in the mid 1800’s where clothing could be produced faster and inexpensive without regulations from overseers’.

PURPOSE: (relate topic to this audience and establish credibility): The purpose of this topic is to inform the audience about the history of the sweatshops, companies impacted because of allegations, and what improvements and changes have been made to end sweatshops in the U.S. and especially in…show more content…

2. The terms sweater for the middleman and sweat system for the process of subcontracting piecework were used in early critiques like Charles Kingsley's Cheap Clothes and Nasty, written in 1850, which described conditions in London, England. (Bloy 2013) .

C. SUBPOINT: In the early 1900’s complaints begun to spread about the factories.

1. Workplace safety and labor laws began to change working conditions for unfit factories. a. The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire killed 146 workers and exposed the cold truth about the unfit conditions beause…

b. The doors and stairs were kept locked so workers were forced to jump to their deaths or pass out and die of smoke inhalation.

Transition Sentence: Now that you have an understanding of what a sweatshop is and where they originated, I’ll next move into the companies that were affected by the situations

II. MAIN POINT (state as a single declarative sentence): Top companies have been hammered on their practices on sweatshops over the years.

A. SUBPOINT: American Appareal LA’s factory has taken heat in recent years

1. American Apparel promoted itself as a “sweatshop free” employer a. When workers’ urged for a union organized campaign, the company reacted in such a vicious manner that the National Labor Relations Board had to step in. (Dreier 2004 )

workers. Many of the factories that the United States buys from are in another countries. In these countries they have horrible working conditions. Working in these places called sweatshops should be banned. Sweatshops are "a shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under poor conditions"("sweatshops").
These factories cause problems for their workers later in the worker's life. Occasionally these problems lead to death. Many workers do not get to see a doctor when they are…

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2. They can cause pain, swelling, bleeding, and open sores.
3. 360,000 new cases of genital warts a year in America.
(Transition: Now that we know what genital HPV causes let’s look at what it really is.)
II. (MP 2) HPV or human papilloma virus is an umbrella term for a group of over 150 related viruses. Of these 150 around 40 are genital HPV.
(Internal Preview: Most types of HPV have no negative effects except for the social stigma of having it. The 40 types that make up…

OUTLINE WORKSHEET
INTRODUCTION
ATTENTION GETTER: Somewhere, someone in this room is more than likely wearing a piece of clothing or accessory that has been produced in a human sweatshop. A Sweatshop is an unfit working environment considered to be too dangerous and difficult to work in. Their widespread outbreak happened in the mid 1800’s where clothing could be produced faster and inexpensive without regulations from overseers’.
PURPOSE: (relate topic to this audience and establish…

China Sweatshop
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Nike: The Sweatshop Debate
Jose Tirado
MGT 448
March 25, 2013
Danny Rudick
Nike: The Sweatshop Debate
Nike, the world’s largest and leading innovator in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment, is considered to be the quintessential global corporation. The company was founded in 1972 by Phil Knight, a former track star from the University of Oregon. Their company logo, “Just Do It”, has become one of the most recognizable marketing phrases throughout the world as well as their celebrity…

decent meal. How thrilling does it sound to work in a sweatshop? This is the only option for most women and children working in the third world, to support their family’s needs. There is very little, if anything being done to resolve this shocking situation. No person should be exposed to this type of work atmosphere. Sweatshops are inhumane working environments.
Women and children are most often the ones affected by the cruelty of sweatshops. Child laborers in most countries serve to support their…

of, are our fellow human beings working in slave-like conditions called sweatshops. Sweatshops have always been prevalent in society, this can be shown by looking at the history of sweatshops. Presently organizations are failing in there strive to end sweatshops, companies are failing to abide by the moral code (apparel industry code), there is an ever growing gap between rich and poor, and consumers are continuing to buy the companies products and remain unaware.
Sweatshop is a term for makeshift…

business presented in the Nike sweatshop debate case study. The paper determines the various roles that the Vietnamese government played in this global business operation. This paper summarizes the strategic and operational challenges facing global managers illustrated in the Nike sweatshop case.
"Nike: The Sweatshop Debate" Case Study
This paper describes the legal, cultural, and ethical challenges that confronted the global business presented in the Nike sweatshop debate case study. It illustrates…